That’s it. One word.

What would it be?

It can be anything.

When people think of you in the next days, months, years what would you like them to think? Say?

I want to be remembered as genuine.

I know it sounds corny, but I want people to remember me for being a genuine person, not only through my words but also in my actions.

I want those I’ve effected, influenced, cared for, loved, worked with, etc to think of me as a person who was honest and sincere in everything I did.

Someone free from hypocrisy and pretense. That showed care and love for the people around him.

How do you want to be remembered? One word, that’s all you’ve got.

Related:

The 6-word Memoir

When I die…

Here’s what I want, optimally, around me for the coming new year…I want a crew.

I want a crew of good, Godly men, around my age. Granted, I’m a part of a men’s group now and that’s nice, but what about guys that aren’t in that? The 6-8 I see every week are perfect, but why not open the scope a little bigger. People from other churches, denominations, viewpoints. I just want a varied group of incredible men within a phone call’s reach of anything.

I’ll admit, guys are terrible at this sort of thing. We’re terrible at connecting, talking, sharing the joys and pitfalls of life. We’re the least likely to rely on each other and heaven forbid we reveal any sort of vulnerability. This post, in and of itself against the grain.

Why? What’s the big deal? I want to spur and be spurred to bigger and greater things, things in life, things in Christ, things that will better me and those I affect. Its all about forward progress that’s beautiful in essence and only suggests that we as men can be so much more than we are. At the same time, given our human nature…I’m going to fall, screw up and ruin things in life. I’m going to make mistakes, bad decisions and willingly go against what I know is right…and ya know what? I want to be held accountable for it. If I fall, I want someone to know. Its a daily battle against the flesh and I’d rather not battle it alone.

How? I’m figuring that one out…no rush, just God’s time.

Memoir by definition is the account of something noteworthy, narrative composed of personal experience, autobiography.

I was reading Stephen Christian’s blog (Anberlin’s lead singer) this morning and he discussed the six word memoir.

From The Modesty Writer’s Guild:

Nobody cared, then they did. Why?
- Chuck Klosterman

70 years, few tears, hairy ears.
- Bill Querengesser

“For Sale: baby shoes, never worn”
-Ernest Hemingway

recently people have been putting pictures to their 6 word memoir and they have been incredible. here are some on this NPR LINK.

so i think it would be great if each one of us did one about ourself. perhaps post a photoshopped picture and 6 words, or just your 6 word memoir all on its own. either way, i think it would be so interesting to see each others lives in a simple 6 words.

Stephen used: Left Behind a Left Behind Child,
alternates included:
always looking, never finding. feeling found.
lonely child found fame, lost self.

There’s a childhood pic of him in the post, feel free to see it for yourself.

Here’s mine:

( ( ( Ever curious, Always seeking, Sometimes falling ) ) )

Alternates:
Constant Striving to be More Than
Life through Life of Other’s Gravitas
Forever fortunate to live with passion
Aways better than the next guy
Mr. Celery better watch is back (inside joke)

What would yours be?

I LIVE : in Newark.
I WORK : on bettering myself professionally, personally & spiritually
I THINK : constantly
I SMELL : like axe
I LISTEN : to my own style and flavor of awesome music
I HIDE : my inability to tap-dance
I WALK : everywhere
I WRITE : more often and when i can’t express it through my art
I SEE :  myself doing a lot more with my life up here
I SING : in the car, when i’m really feeling the music
I CAN : leap tall buildings in a single bound
I WATCH : midgets fight over a pair of stilts
I DAYDREAM : when i’m hit with inspiration
I FALL : when i mistep
I WANT : to really make something out of this
I CRY : when cutting onions
I READ : people
I LOVE : sunday mornings, coffee, incredible landscapes, doing things for people
I RODE : my bike through a rain storm once and LOVED it
I SOMETIMES : have insomnia
I FEAR : that i’ll live an unfulfilled life
I HOPE : for things to be restored
I EAT : anything i can cook
I DRINK : yuengling
I PLAY : eye spy with blind people
I MISS : some Dover ruins, college
I FORGIVE : without question
I DRIVE : my blue demon
I DREAM : dreams i never remember
I HAVE : some amazing passions
I REMEMBER : in pictures
I DON’T : worry, fear or fret about life
I BELIEVE : in 2nd chances, reasons for the unexplained, the easter bunny, tooth fairy and that elvis and tupac are alive somewhere in an old folks home near area 51.
I OWE : myself everything i can do to succeed
I NEED: a shot of caffeine
I KNOW : you’re reading this
I HATE : sitting in traffic

Updated from the last few times i’ve done this…so many options, so many ways to express originality and true gravitas.